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This blog is intended for educational purposes, and should rot replace a medical diagnosis by a licensed medical professional. If you are in an emergency, please contact your local emergency room.  Wounds can quickly fester and become infected if left untreated or not cared for correctly. Infected wounds can ...

Every day, 10,000 children across the world die from dehydration. In the United States, the children and the elderly are at an increased risk of suffering from severe, deadly dehydration. The rate of dehydration deaths in the country rise especially during summer heat waves. With climate change wreaking havoc ...

Memorial Day weekend is supposed to be a fun family and community event.  But this year, it was deadly. In Texas, four people drowned at the North Texas Lake over the holiday weekend. Two were young children, ages 3 and 5. Meanwhile, up North in Pennsylvania, a 17-year-old boy ...

Texas is home to only four venomous snakes, but even one venomous snake is one too many. Over 7,000 people in the U.S. are bitten by snakes each year, but according to statistics, only about 500 of those result in death. In Texas, between 1 and 2 people die ...

Every year in the United States, emergency rooms see over 40,000 people for burn-related injuries, and 30,000 of those individuals will go on to receive treatment for burns and subsequent skin disorders at a burn center. The ERs in Cibolo, Texas are no different, and see their fair share of burn-related ...